CAT Scan Tech, CAT Scan Nights, Rotating Weekends

Overview

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Hours: 24 Hours, Nights, Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Job Summary

CT technologists utilize computerized tomography (CT) scanners to produce cross-section images of patients’ internal organs and tissues for the diagnosis of medical issues. A CT scan technologist must be able to interpret a physician’s scanning instructions, administer contrast materials, prepare and operate the CT scan equipment and position the patient to capture the appropriate images. A CT scan technologist must maneuver equipment and patients.

This effort may pose physical challenges. CT scanners emit radiation, which can be harmful to the technologist and patient if proper safety procedures are not followed.

• Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
• Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
• Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
• Maintains a clean and safe hospital.
• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy
• Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Assures that all Cat Scan images are of optimum diagnostic quality so that radiologist can make an accurate interpretation of the images.
• Follows pre-determined image criteria to assess images to determine that all images include all required measurements, volumes and anatomical information.
• Assures all images include all required demographic information, charts, graphs, measurements and that the images are of diagnostic quality.
• Operates all diagnostic Cat Scan processing and printing equipment to create a quality final image and ensures all required data is on the final data sheet.
• Operates Cat Scan equipment and selects the correct computer and technical factors.
• Properly operates image processors and printers to ensure diagnostic quality images.
• Assesses patients to ensure optimum exposure techniques. For women of childbearing age (specify ages suggest 13 – 55) appropriate precautions are taken to determine if the patient may be pregnant. For pregnant women, extra precautions are taken to minimize exposure to radioactive sonics and/or potentially harmful radiation.
• Utilizes pre-determined techniques, appropriate computer programs and technical factors to optimize image.
• Utilizes equipment settings and a variety of positioning techniques.
• Reviews physician orders for accuracy prior to start of examination to ensure that the appropriate exam is completed.
• Coordinates a review of the requisition/order to determine that the correct examination has been ordered based on the clinical history provided.
• Documents on the requisition that the technologist has reviewed the order.
• Completes patient orders and charges, ensures exams are scheduled, ensures image accuracy and patient information so that proper records can be maintained
• Accurately enters orders and charging procedures into the Meditech Computer System.
• Coordinates the daily schedule, Consults with Central Scheduling to schedule exams, ensures quality of images and enters patient data into the Meditech Computer System.
• Assures accurate contrast injection procedures are followed to ensure optimum contrast enhancement
• Operates computer scheduling module.
• Coordinates daily work schedule and patient flow to ensure exams are completed on a timely basis.
• Properly positions patient for each procedure to ensure optimum…